Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Jeep Laredo.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | JEEP STALLS OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. HAVING TO REPLACE GAS TANK. INSIDE LINE FOR TANK HAS ERODED AWAY AND PLASTIC FLAKES … |
| 2015-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | IT FIRST STARTED OUT AS THIS.. THE A/C QUIT WORKING ,WINDOWS DON'T ROLL, CLUSTER QUIT WORKING, COMPUTER QUIT WORKING , … |
| 2014-08-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. WHENEVER THE C… |
| 2013-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD JUST PURCHASED A LIFTED 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE THERE… |
| 2013-07-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED AND ALLOWED THE D… |
| 2011-05-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | YESTERDAY AFTERNOON MY WIFE WAS PREPARING TO RUN ERRANDS WHEN SHE BACKED OVER SOMETHING IN OUR GARAGE. SHE PULLED THE … |
| 2011-05-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT 70 MPH. *TR |
| 2006-02-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | AFTER PARKING THE JEEP IN MY GARAGE, I LEFT IT RUNNING TO CHECK FOR CLEARANCE. AFTER ENSURING THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED … |
| 2005-10-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC SHOP, THEY STATED THE COMPUTER… |
| 2005-07-29 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER STATED DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE. WHEN HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHOEVER HAD IT BEFORE HELD … |
| 2003-10-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HIT A WOODEN BOX HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPL… |
| 2003-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO (72994 MILES AS OF YESTERDAY 5/6/03) WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, PRESSURE IS JUST LOST; NO MAT… |
| 2003-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WELDS BROKE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK |
| 2002-10-22 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE … |
| 2002-03-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW IN THE PROCESS.*AK THERE IS A … |
| 2001-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND IN PARK IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS, HITTING A TREE. VEHICLE T… |
| 2001-03-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, LEAVING CONSUMER BLIND IN DARK. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE STILL O… |
| 2000-09-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE WILL SHOW THAT VEHICLE CAN GO 50 MILES, BUT RUNS OUT OF GAS. DEALER IS LOOKING FOR THE REMEDY.*AK VEHICLE… |
| 2000-07-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 1 | AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. *AK *JG |
| 2000-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 1 | WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK AND GETTING OUT NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARD, AND ON CONSUMERS LEG. HOWEVER, CON… |
| 2000-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL INDICATOR GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN FUEL SUPPLY AND EMPTY, AND LOW FUEL ALARM ACTIVATES EVEN WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL… |
| 1999-05-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO PARK POSITION & DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE. IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE CROSS HIG… |
| 1999-04-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH FRONT END COLLISION OCCURRED AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SRS LIGHT STAYED, ILLUMINATED BE… |
| 1998-12-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 1 | WHILE MY JEEP WAS IN PARK AND THE MOTOR RUNNING, I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, IT SHIFTED BY ITSELF TO REVERSE, AND IN T… |
| 1998-10-01 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | STEERING BOX FAILED. *YC |
| 1998-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUSPENSION FAILED. YH |
| 1998-08-08 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DIFFERENTIAL. |
| 1998-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE SHIFTED ON THE FLY WHICH SHIFTS THE TRANSFER CASE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE MOVING AT SLOW RATE OF S… |
| 1998-06-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. |
| 1998-03-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO PUT FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE WITH THE IGNITION RUNNING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE AND ROLL… |
| — | PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOE LINING COME OFF DO TO CORROSION CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AT ANY SPEED ANY CONDTION. WHERE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION PUT INTO PARK AND DRIVER LEFT. IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. CROSSED A HIGHWAY AND HIT SOME TREES, A… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING A "CHIRPING" NOISE WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. *YC |